Table 68

Police Disposition
of Juvenile Offenders Taken into Custody, 2005
[2005 estimated population]

Population group Total1 Handled within department and released Referred to juvenile court jurisdiction Referred to welfare agency Referred to other police agency Referred to criminal or adult court Number of agencies 2005 estimated population
TOTAL AGENCIES: Number 660,974 133,664 467,288 2,461 8,808 48,753 5,138 120,999,116
Percent2 100.0 20.2 70.7 0.4 1.3 7.4
TOTAL CITIES Number 553,741 116,983 389,513 1,903 6,330 39,012 3,926 85,869,567
Percent2 100.0 21.1 70.3 0.3 1.1 7.0
GROUP I (250,000 and over) Number 133,474 42,044 90,205 143 453 629 30 22,983,307
Percent2 100.0 31.5 67.6 0.1 0.3 0.5
GROUP II (100,000 to 249,999) Number 75,918 14,152 55,947 132 2,020 3,667 90 13,382,824
Percent2 100.0 18.6 73.7 0.2 2.7 4.8
GROUP III (50,000 to 99,999) Number 101,901 20,675 72,643 656 1,477 6,450 227 15,306,602
Percent2 100.0 20.3 71.3 0.6 1.4 6.3
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) Number 77,522 13,613 56,157 347 1,282 6,123 356 12,452,163
Percent2 100.0 17.6 72.4 0.4 1.7 7.9
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) Number 90,272 14,592 63,233 360 482 11,605 799 12,789,350
Percent2 100.0 16.2 70.0 0.4 0.5 12.9
GROUP VI (under 10,000) Number 74,654 11,907 51,328 265 616 10,538 2,424 8,955,321
Percent2 100.0 15.9 68.8 0.4 0.8 14.1
METROPOLITAN COUNTIES Number 83,412 12,923 61,531 369 2,187 6,402 566 26,400,332
Percent2 100.0 15.5 73.8 0.4 2.6 7.7
NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES Number 23,821 3,758 16,244 189 291 3,339 646 8,729,217
Percent2 100.0 15.8 68.2 0.8 1.2 14.0
SUBURBAN AREA3 Number 286,787 50,915 200,494 1,499 3,737 30,142 3,136 59,655,663
Percent2 100.0 17.8 69.9 0.5 1.3 10.5

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